Electronics pose such a unique and interesting problem for DIY'ers itching to fix things. Most of your household electronics equipment won't experience major faults or damage regularly, but every once ...

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While technical advances abound in the electronic components and tools engineers and hobbyists work with, one relatively low-tech but important tool─the soldering iron─has arguably been left behind as ...

We’re all used to temperature controlled soldering irons, and most of us will have one in some form or other as our soldering tool of choice. In many cases our irons will be microprocessor controlled, ...

If there is one tool every hardware hacker needs, it’s a good soldering setup. Soldering irons, heat guns, reflow ovens and the like make up the tools of the trade for building electronic circuits.

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As I’ve mentioned in previous columns, for more years than I care to remember, I’ve been writing a Max’s Cool Beans column for the UK’s Practical Electronics hobbyist magazine. As part of this, I ...

The complexities associated with the use of solders in electronic products. What’s the alternative to solder? A long-standing adage observes that “if the only tool in your tool chest is a hammer, the ...

In the 1800s and early 1900s soldering irons were still heated by flame. The large copper tips on the irons were slow to heat and would at best store heat for only a few minutes. It was not uncommon ...

For most of us, soldering electronics means soldering on “through hole components,” that are large and easy to handle. However, when machines build components, they use “surface mount components,” ...